σοφός sophos

Greek word for “wise” · Strong’s G4680 · used 20 times in 19 verses

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Meaning

σοφός, -ή, -όν; skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning:;

How it is translated

Glosses given for sophos in context, with how often each is used:

• wise 17
• wise men 1
• wise? 1
• wiser 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Corinthians 1 (5), 1 Corinthians 3 (4), Romans 1 (2), Romans 16 (2), Matthew 11 (1), Matthew 23 (1), Luke 10 (1), 1 Corinthians 6 (1), Ephesians 5 (1), James 3 (1)

Forms

• σοφῶν 4
• σοφοὺς 3
• σοφός 3
• σοφὸς 3
• σοφοὶ 2
• σοφοῖς 1
• σοφῷ 1
• σοφώτερον 1
• σοφούς 1
• σοφοί 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with sophos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• συνετός sunetos “intelligent” 3
• σοφία sophia “wisdom” 4
• μωρός mōros “foolish” 3
• μωραίνω mōrainō “be foolish” 2
• ἐξομολογέομαι exomologeomai “to agree” 2
• αἰών aiōn “an age” 3
• νήπιος nēpios “child” 2
• βλέπω blepō “to see” 3
• εἶναι einai “to exist” 3
• κόσμος kosmos “world” 3
• ἀσθενής asthenēs “weak” 2
• ἀποκαλύπτω apokaluptō “to reveal” 2

Key verses

The verses using sophos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 11:25 — At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast…
• Matthew 23:34 — Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your…
• Luke 10:21 — In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent,…
• Romans 1:14 — I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
• Romans 1:22 — Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
• 1 Corinthians 1:26 — For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:
• 1 Corinthians 1:27 — But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are…
• 1 Corinthians 3:10 — According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take…
• 1 Corinthians 3:18 — Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
• 1 Corinthians 3:19 — For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
• Ephesians 5:15 — See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
• James 3:13 — Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.